Archive for August, 2017

Grad Students Take Passion for Plants to Summer Camps

Campers examined the modified leaves (needles) that help cacti stay cool in the hot, dry desert by reducing water loss.

Graduate students from the of Environmental & Plant Biology Department Graduate Student Association made time this summer to share their knowledge and love of plants with young people at Camp Oty’okwa and Good Works. These Ohio University students spent much of the summer in the field and lab collecting data for […]

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August 26, 2017 at 6:15 pmNews

Chen, Grad Students Use Mass Spectrometry to Capture Visible Light Photoredox Reaction Intermediates

Abstract image for visible-light-mediated photoredox reactions

Dr. Hao Chen, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and graduate students co-authored an article on “Detection of Fleeting Amine Radical Cations and Elucidation of Chain Processes in Visible-Light-Mediated [3 + 2] Annulation by Online Mass Spectrometric Techniques” in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Ohio University co-authors are graduate […]

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August 26, 2017 at 3:45 pmResearch

Vis Wins Award for Best Phylogeny/Taxonomy Poster at International Phycological Congress

Dr. Morgan Vis

  Dr. Morgan Vis, Professor and Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology, attended the 11th International Phycological Congresss in Szczecin, Poland in August. Vis presented a poster on “Systematic Revision of the sister genera Lemanea and Paralemanea (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta).” She and her co-authors (K. Müller, J. Kwandrans, R. Sheath, P. Eloranta, […]

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August 26, 2017 at 2:05 pmResearch

Career Corner | Effect Positive Change as a Pepsi Scholar

Kacey Schaum

By Kacey Schaum Assistant Director for the Career and Leadership Development Center Explore your own leadership development to effect positive change in yourself, others, and society! As a Pepsi Scholar, you will demonstrate your motivation as a passionate student leader. You will join a cohort of first-year leaders in a yearlong […]

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August 26, 2017 at 1:15 pmNews

Alum Gets DUI Training on UV Light Issues in Drug Recognition

Zachary Tidaback

Ohio University alum Zachary Tidaback ’07 recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on Ultraviolet (UV) Light issues that occur during Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluations, according to a news release. Connect with Tidaback on LinkedIn. Tidaback earned a B.A. in Philosophy from the College […]

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August 26, 2017 at 12:30 pmAlumni

Happy Beginnings | Alum Enjoys Beetles Research in Grad School

Morgan Olmstead

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Morgan Olmstead graduated in Spring 2016 with her B.S. in Biological Sciences and minor in Anthropology and a Certificate in Global Health from Ohio University. The […]

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August 25, 2017 at 2:55 pmAlumni

Sociology and Philosophy Alum Pursues Ph.D. While Working for Crime, Media, Culture Journal

Sociology and Philosophy Alum Pursues Ph.D. While Working for Crime, Media, Culture Journal

Holly Ningard ’12, ’14M is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee. She graduated in 2012 with her B.A. in Sociology-Criminology and Philosophy before earning her M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University in 2014. Ningard has extensive experience […]

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August 24, 2017 at 4:19 pmAlumni